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KFC SoundBite Pretoria event Line-up has been announced

As a follow up to the Braamfontein KFC SoundBite event, where artist Melissa Raw was given the title of ‘Best SoundBite Live Performance Artist’ for Johannesburg, KFC SoundBite will showcase eight more artists on Saturday, 18 November in Pretoria as well as in Cape Town in December.

KFC SoundBite events are exclusive live performance events. Each of these events are streamed via Facebook live. All unsigned artists can upload their tracks on the KFC SoundBite website for free and individuals have the opportunity to push their favourite artist up the chart by streaming tracks, sharing to social media, and adding them to their playlist.

Below are the artists selected to perform at the next KFC SoundBite exclusive live performance event.

DJ Lae

Lae is an Old Trap EDM DJ and producer. He has produced hits such as Ltido’s Oh No, CassperNyovest’s Ngiyekeleni (featuring GrammyAward-winning Black Thought) and has also co-produced still down on Maggz’ new album. His single, titled Body, featuring Nigerian producer Tspize and iindirhe, made it to Channel O Africa’s Hot20 charts.

Abangani Bethu

The Abangani Bethu group have a track called Nje Ngo Zodwa, which is currently number 12 on the charts. The group is made up of Njabulo Mkhize, Sihle May, and Khetho Zulu. Their music combines African music with house, aiming to create a new authentic sound. The Nje Ngo Zodwa track has been downloaded 3 688 times on datafile host.

DJ Abza

Abza has a track called iGolide, which is currently number 17 on the charts. He is a hip-hop and house music producer, who also taps into various genres such as Kwaito and Trapsoul. In 2012, he worked with Nemza (from Skatta Kamp) on his solo album titled Destiny, where he produced five tracks. He also worked with Nyovest and other producers on the mixtape titled Birth-Mark (2010) and on Nyovet’ssingle titled Baby Girl. He recently produced Gigi Lamayne’s track – 1 Bar.

Cool Prince

Cool Prince has a track called All Night, which is currently at number 22 on the charts. He released a music video earlier in the year for his single Sammy Sosa, resulting in high rotation on different radio stations. The music video was shown regularly on MTV Base. He was featured in Hype Magazine and was recently interviews on Gagasi FM.

Alpha Royce

Royce has a track called No Love, which is currently number 59 on the charts. She studied towards getting her bachelor of arts degree in media studies at the University of the Witwatersrand and then decided to focus on music full time in her final year in 2016. Her sound combines R&B and hip-hop, as well as elements of other genres.

Nelz

Nelz has a track called Balele, which is currently number 74 on the charts. She made the decision to pursue a career in music in her first year of varsity at Mangosuthu University of Technology. She entered The Hustle, which was aired on Vuzu AMP and made it to the Top 10, then became the last female Mcee to be eliminated. She is one of the 2017 Best Female nominees at the South African Hip Hop Awards.

Inner Boyz

The Inner Boyz Durban kwaito group have a track called I-Bus Lomjolo, which is currently at number 83 on the charts. The group was formed in 2010 by Philani Sibiya (also known as Jukes), Luvo Msindo (also known as Slovas), Siyanda Ntokozo Ntuli (also known as Snacks), and DJ Thukzin (Thuthuka Zindlovo). They have worked with the likes of Madala Kunene and were recently on Algoa FM.

DynastyFutureBetty

DynastyFutureBetty has a track called Get Down, which is currently number 90 on the charts. She started rapping at the age of 12 and has started a movement called ‘I am not a female rapper’. She writes her own material and her music is inspired by Okmalumekoolkat.